“I’ve been told that it’s been ruled an accidental fire,” Wachter said. “The property has been released to the insurance companies to assess and tear it down.”

The blaze broke out at about 10 a.m. Saturday. Neighbors cooking breakfast in nearby homes could hear “popping noises” from the flames, which eventually caused significant damage to the sides of adjacent houses. It took more than an hour for firefighters to quell the conflagration. By the time the fire was under control, the roof of the building had fallen through to the storefront.

Insurance adjusters were on the scene inspecting the damage Monday, where the building had been reduced to little more than a pile of charred wood and siding.

A family of four — a man, woman and two pre-teen girls — sought emergency assistance from the Red Cross on Saturday evening. Wachter said only the woman and the children were at home when the fire broke out.

The owners of the salon, Douglas Scheurer and Donna Ricotta, also own D&D Bakery, also on Broad Street in Paulsboro.

Scheurer, 45, is the subject of more than one Gloucester County court case. He was indicted on charges that he paid a Camden man to set his neighbor’s vehicle on fire in 2010. Scheurer and Ricotta were also charged with two counts of bias intimidation after neighbors made allegations that he placed signs mocking their autistic child out front of Broad Street Salon.